Flying saucer toy

ABSTRACT

A toy device. This device includes a hand-launching element having an elevatible sleeve freely carried upon a convoluted member which when the sleeve is raised will cause a plastic toy vehicle to rotate and become air borne.

' llnited States Patent Camarota [111 3,738,053 June 12, 1973 1 FLYINGSAUCER TOY [76] Inventor: John T. Camarota, 1655 S. Taney Street,Philadelphia, Pa. 19145 [22] Filedf Oct. 12, 1971 [21] Appl. No.:188,154

[52] U.S. C1 46/74 D [51] A63h 27/00 [58] Field of Search 46/85, 66, 63,74 D [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1962 Ellman et a146/85 Knowles 46/85 Proll 46/66 Primary Examiner-LouisG. ManceneAssistant Examiner.1. Q. 'Lever Attorney- Dexter N. Shaw, Charles H.Howson, Jr. Henry H. Skillman et a1.

[57] ABSTRACT A toy device. This device includes a hand-launchingclement having an elevatible sleeve freely carried upon a convolutedmember which when the sleeve is raised will cause a plastic toy vehicleto rotate and become air borne.

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures PMENIEB Jill 1 2 FLYING SAUCER TOY Thisinvention relates to toys and more particularly to a toy that may takeflight.

It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide aflying saucer toy which will include a handheld stick-like elementhaving a continuous convoluted surface which will enable the plasticmember of saucer shaped configuration to rotate and become airborne asit is elevated on the stick component of the device.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the typedescribed which will have handle grip means on one end of the stickportion for holding the device in the hand of the user, and a sleevemember is freely carried upon the convoluted stick member and is heldbetween the fingers of the other hand of the user while the userelevates the sleeve, the sleeve being in abuttment with the under sideof the saucer member will cause the saucer member to rotate at highspeed as it is being lifted away from the stick, and thus the saucermember will become airborne.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the typedescribed which will have openings along the flanged outer periphery,the openings providtoy of the type described which when rotated andlifted away from the stick portion will have the-necessary aerodynamicqualities that will enable it to soar as it rotates.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a flying saucertoy which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged inconstruction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein;

FIG. 1 is a vertical view of the present invention showing the hands ofthe user in phantom lines; the device being shownin elevation; and

FIG. 2 shows the device in operation.

According to this invention, a flying saucer toy 10 is shown including astock 11 of plastic or wood material having continuous convolutions 12along its length and a handle 13 is fixedly secured to one end of stick11 so as to be grasped by the users hand 14. The users other hand 15engages the sleeve 16 which is freely and slideably carried upon stick11. The under side 17 of the hollow plastic saucer vehicle 18 rests onthe upper extremity of the sleeve 16 prior to launching the vehicle 18.The opening 19 through the center of vehicle 18 engages with theconvolutions 12 in order that the vehicle 18 will rotate when it islifted by means of the sleeve 16. The outer peripheral flange 20 ofannular configuration is provided with a plurality'of equally spacedapart openings 21 which when vehicle 18 is rotated by means of theconvolutions 12 the openings 21 will cause air to be passed therethroughand will emit a humming, whistling or other sound desired, dependingupon the shape of the openings.

It shall be noted that the flange 20 structure may be modified so as tocarry components that will emit a particular sound.

In use, sleeve 16 when raised by hand 15 will cause vehicle l8 to rotateat high speed as it is being elevated away from the stick l1 and whenvehicle 18 becomes airborne it will soar in flight while emitting soundcaused by air passing through the openings 21 of the flange 20.

What I now claim is:

1. In an amusement device including a convoluted launching stick, ahandle carried at one end of said stick to enable said stick to begripped manually by one hand of an operator, a sleeve slidable axiallyon said stick and capable of being gripped manually by the other hand ofthe operator, an airborne vehicle engageable with said convolutedlaunching stick and displaceable axially thereon when said sleeve isdisplaced away from saix handle, said axial displacement of said sleevecausing said vehicle to rotate about said stick as it advances axially,the improvement wherein said vehicle includes raised upper and lowerdome surfaces forming a circular junction therebetween, an annularperipheral flange extending outwardly from said vehicle at saidjunction, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in saidflange with said openings extending in a direction parallel to therotational axis of said vehicle for emitting a sound upon rotation ofsaid vehicle and displacement through the air.

1. In an amusement device including a convoluted launching stick, ahandle carried at one end of said stick to enable said stick to begripped manually by one hand of an operator, a sleeve slidable axiallyon said stick and capable of being gripped manually by the other hand ofthe operator, an airborne vehicle engageable with said convolutedlaunching stick and displaceable axially thereon when said sleeve isdisplaced away from saix handle, said axial displacement of said sleevecausing said vehicle to rotate about said stick as it advances axially,the improvement wherein said vehicle includes raised upper and lowerdome surfaces forming a circular junction therebetween, an annularperipheral flange extending outwardly from said vehicle at saidjunction, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in saidflange with said openings extending in a direction parallel to therotational axis of said vehicle for emitting a sound upon rotation ofsaid vehicle and displacement through the air.